Family Law Manchester News

Family support charity, Families Need Fathers, has cautiously welcomed the family-friendly policies outlined in the Queen’s Speech.

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Relate, the relationship counselling charity, has issued a statement in response to the launch of the Marriage Foundation. The Foundation, which was established by High Court judge Paul Coleridge, aims to champion the institution of marriage and reduce the amount of family breakdown and divorce.

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood recently commissioned a survey looking into the impact on fathers of divorce or separation.

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Friday 6th April marked the first anniversary of rules coming into force requiring divorcing couples to attend a mediation information and assessment meeting (MIAM), to find out about alternatives to court (such as collaborative law and arbitration), before being able to issue a court application in relation to their financial or child custody issues.

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The Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA) has marked the launch of the new Family Law Arbitration Scheme with an evening reception, which was addressed by the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton.

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A family charity has called on the Chancellor to avoid delivering a ‘Break-Up Budget’ with painful blows to household finances that could put family life under threat.

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Families Need Fathers has welcomed the Government’s response to the Family Justice Review. Although there is much work to be done to ensure that the family justice system provides better outcomes for children and families in practice, the Government’s proposals mark a clear step forward for private family law in the UK.

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Gingerbread and the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) have welcomed the government’s reaffirmation that the welfare of the child should remain the paramount consideration in the family justice system.

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Separating couples have been encouraged by the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to consider using mediation to reach agreement over their divorce or separation, rather than going to court.

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January has seen Relate, the relationship support charity, experience a 116% increase in calls to its helpline from people needing relationship support, compared to calls in December.

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The Office for National Statistics has recently released annual statistics on divorces that took place in 2010 following court orders in England and Wales.

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The Office for National Statistics has published a mid-year bulletin showing the marital status of adults living in England and Wales. 

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Recent research has found that 15% of Britons over the age of 40 and living with their partner choose to keep some or all of their savings hidden from their other halves.

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Most people who need free legal advice on separation, divorce and family breakdown will no longer be able to get it if planned cuts to legal aid go ahead, a new report from Citizens Advice has warned. Those worst affected will be women with dependent children.

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A recent ruling by the High Court has determined what should happen to lottery winnings in the event of a divorce, reports the Telegraph.

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A recent survey carried out by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) has revealed that the current economic downturn is creating difficulties for American couples seeking a divorce, and parents trying to abide by child custody arrangements. 

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Around 48% of family lawyers believe that individuals are likely to conceal assets during divorce proceedings following the 2010 Imerman ruling, whilst a further 35% consider it a possibility, according to Grant Thornton's eighth annual matrimonial survey.

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A Canadian woman living in the UK has been told by the Court of Appeal that she cannot take her two children back with her to her home country, reports the Telegraph.

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A recent research study in America has looked at the effect marriage or divorce can have on weight gain.

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The commercial manager of a legal firm in the Netherlands has created a 'divorce hotel,' which offers Dutch couples everything they need to finalise a divorce over a single weekend, reports the New Zealand Herald.

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